Can I take a photo that is already on the internet and redo my own version of it and copyright or trademark it?

"clipping" someone else's work on the internet and using it is copyright infringement. It's not your original creative so no, you can't copyright...

Does renewal of an International Trademark Registration forego the need to file a section 71 declaration and pay associated fee?

As you can see, since no one knows exactly what you have done, tough to understand the question fully. Do you already own international regs or are...

We just finished recording our first album, what's the best way to copyright the songs and also trademark our band name and logo

If I had a nickel for every band that had been ripped off by managers, agents, lawyers and publishers over the last 60 years and later wound up in...

This is why you need a trademark lawyer. They can do a trademark search and then analyze the results and tell you if their opinion is in light of...

How can I copyright or trademark a Logo and catch phrase?

Easy answer is 1) make sure that someone else isn't using something likely to cause confusion - clear it; and 2) make trademark use on a product or...

I need to trademark my name but someone else in another state has my name, can I still trademark my name?

Yes, you likely will run into problems if you adopt the same or very similar name of someone related to your business, whether in another state or...

Are they any attorneys that are familiar with filing for a trademark in Kuwait? What does it usually cost?

Bottom line is that you can go online and search for a firm in Kuwait that does trademark filings or pay for a trademark lawyer in the US to use a...

Can I use a name that is trademarked in a different but similar industry?

No one here with any trademark background is going to opine on 2 marks without having a full trademark search in front of them. Sorry, that's just...

Am I allowed to sell this type of Photograph?

You got good answers. And the answer you will get if you hire a lawyer is going to depend upon the photo and how prominently you are using the...

Can I trademark a name/logo and then acquire the domain for it using said trademark?

All the answers you got are correct. The UDRP procedures were put in place to stop people from squatting on existing trademarks, not stop...